Orlandus Wilson
Birthday
1917/08/27
Day of death
1998/12/30 (81 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Chesapeake, Virginia, USA
Also know as
Golden Gate Quartet, The Golden Gate Quartet
Biography
Orlandus Wilson (August 27, 1917 in Chesapeake, Virginia – December 30, 1998 in Paris) was one of the longest standing members of the Golden Gate Quartet and the group's bass singer. He joined the Golden Gate Jubilee Singers in 1934 and only announced his retirement from the quartet in October 1998. Apart from a forced break in 1944 when he was drafted and temporarily replaced by William Langford, Wilson supplied the basis for the quartet. Wilson managed the formation, and supplied a majority o...Read more
Acting
(1948) A Song Is Born
as Orlandus Wilson
(1974) Die Montagsmaler
as Self - The Golden Gate Quartet
(1975) Midi Première
as Self - The Golden Gate Quartet
(1975) Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self - The Golden Gate Quartet
(1982) Champs-Elysées
as Self - The Golden Gate Quartet
(1984) La Chance aux chansons
as Self - Golden Gate Quartet
(1987) Le monde est à vous
as Self - Golden Gate Quartet
(1987) Sacrée soirée
as Self - Golden Gate Quartet